Top 15 Chico State Moments of 2015

From the stunning super blood moon rising above campus to the oldest California State University graduate, here are some of the stories you made most popular across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and our official blog, in no particular order. If visualized data is more your thing, check out our 2015 Year in Review infographic!

Campus Tour in 90 Seconds

CSU, Chico Campus in 90 SecondsUsain Bolt is quick, but our hyperlapse is quicker! Are you ready for the fastest run through campus you’ve ever experienced? Prepare yourself for a 90 second tour of our campus core!

This interactive rephotographic series posted to our blog in December explored Chico State’s past in comparison to the present using archive photos from Meriam Library. It quickly became the most-viewed post of the year and has currently been seen by more than 5,000 people.

#DearMe: Chico State’s Class of 2015 Reflects

We asked 2015 graduates what advice they could give their freshman self. The reflections were a mix of silly (“Naps,” declares one senior), practical (“Go to class, ALL THE TIME”), and inspiring (“Don’t let others kill your spark for life and for adventure.”)

Oldest Alum

Lynn Balmer (center) is 107 years old and graduated from Chico State Teachers College in 1927! She is the California…

Seasonal hikes, outdoor education classes, species spotting excursions, these are just a few of the things you can do on the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, Chico State’s 3,950 acre outdoor lab, spotlighted on our blog in July.

The Gus Manolis Bridge reopened on November 16 with a ceremonial stroll across Big Chico Creek led by Chico State President Paul Zingg and members of the Manolis family. See a full gallery of photos here.

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I love Chico and miss it. Wonderful memories. Wonderful teachers. I miss sitting at the bar at LaSalle’s drinking Irish Coffee and doing my homework. I miss the smell of the trees after the rain. I miss parking my vwbug at the Delta House where I could ALWAYS find a parking space. I miss Pioneer Days when the time was innocent and all we did was have fun. And most of all I miss Dr. Dwayne Curtis — the best of the best of University of California at Chico Professors!

Linda, on behalf of the entire Curtis family thank you for your kind words about Dad (Dr. Dwayne Curtis). His Doctoral advisor warned him against applying for the position in Chico, as he saw it as a small, insignificant state college. Upon arriving in Chico for the first time Dad was struck by sincerity and warmth of the faculty and staff he met during the interview process, as well as the beauty of the campus. He never regretted his choice of coming to,Chico and truly loved teaching and caring for his students.

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